Russians reportedly seize major Bulgar seaport Varna
London reports say Russian forces captured Varna in Bulgaria after shelling the port and landing infantry and artillery. Dispatches from Athens and Berlin describe a large invasion threat, with 100000 troops implied as necessary to hold Varna against Bulgarian counterattack. British troops move from Dardanelles to Salonika amid mutinies on Imbros and Tendos.
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Tendos
Lemos
Sa Jonika
New York Eases Ban on Horse Meat for Food
New York City health board repeals the slaughter ban, allowing horse flesh sales starting January 1. Health officials defend the move as a cheap meat option and note many horses are disease free. Chicago considers similar steps with stiff penalties for horse meat sales.
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Chicago
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G. H. Simmons
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Unsettled Weather Across Regions With Rain Snow Likely
Forecasters expect unsettled weather for La Crosse and nearby areas with a chance of rain or snow tonight and Thursday. Temperatures rise tonight then fall Thursday with warmer conditions in the east and colder conditions in the west. Similar patterns noted for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with little precipitation reported yesterday and varying regional pressures.
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The Shower of Gold Election Ends Tonight
The Shower of Gold election ends today with balloting closing at 9 pm standard time. The Tribune office will be locked at 9 and not opened until votes are counted and prizes awarded. Candidates or their representatives must be inside by sharp 9 to join the final canvass.
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Coors
Santa Visits Convicts at San Quentin For Christmas
Santa will walk along Murderers row at San Quentin with the 2300 plus prison population contributing a Christmas gift fund. Five inmates condemned to hang early next year will receive the donations of nickels dimes hand carved items pipes cigars and cigarettes.
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Cal
Murderers’ Row
Governor Grants Three-Week Reprieve in Murphysboro Execution
Histon Scott the convicted Negro murderer will live at least three more weeks after Governor Dunne's reprieve, despite Sheriff White's decision to keep the public away from the execution. Scott said he hoped the governor and sheriff never reconcile.
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Presbyterian Pastor Resigns to Help War Prisoners in Russia
Rev. G. P. Conger resigns after three years as pastor at Rice Lake Wisconsin to work among war prisoners in Russia. The announcement came today in Rice Lake.
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Hungary Would Open Straits For Peace Says Opponent Leader
Count Albert Apponyi, leader of Hungary's opposition, told United Press in Budapest that Hungary would pledge to keep the Dardanelles open to Russian commerce as a condition of peace. He noted Russia as the main obstacle to early peace and urged guarantees without increasing Russian political power. He voiced surprise at the American note to Austria-Hungary over the Ancona and tempered praise for Austria’s diplomatic independence.
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Ancona
Germany
Father and son reunite after twenty years apart
Harry O. Milligan of La Crosse and his father Edward B. Milligan of Dayton, aged 72, learned they were alive through letters from California and Pennsylvania. They met in La Crosse, with Milligan’s son describing it as the biggest Christmas present.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company
Edward B. Milligan
Dayton
la Crosse
California
Milligan
Pensylvania
Scotham
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Count Apponyi: Noted Hungarian Statesman in America
Count Apponyi, famed Hungarian statesman, visited the United States four years ago on a Civic Forum and Peace Society lecture tour. He served as privy chancellor to the Hungarian king, was a member of the Hague tribunal, and chaired the Paris peace conference meeting on the Boers.
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Civic Forum and Peace Society
Hague
Hungary
International Parliamentary Peace Conference
Paris
Howe School Fire Drills Put To Test In Green Bay
A minor blaze at Howe school in Green Bay on Thursday prompted 850 pupils to evacuate in under two minutes. The fire, described as trivial, showcased the effectiveness of regular fire drills for anxious parents.
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Howe School
Evening shopping extended hours urge readers
Stores will stay open this evening to accommodate last minute shoppers. Ample arrangements promise prompt and intelligent service, and readers are urged to read the ads in this paper to locate items.
U S Investigator of Child Labor Tours La Crosse
Federal investigator Edith Hanks of the Children's Bureau visited La Crosse on Tuesday to review education for working children. She met with Principal Thomas G. Sutherland and also spoke with Sol Burdick and L. P. Benezet, leaving at 11 o clock.
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Edith Hanks
Federal Children’s Bureau
Miss Hanks
Thomas G. Sutherland
Industrial and Continuation
Sol Burdick
L. P. Benezet
Sutherland
Pilgrims Landed at Plymouth Rock 295 Years Ago
December 22 1620 marks the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock. They established primitive homes to celebrate freedom and Christmas, five years short of three centuries ago.
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Plymouth Rock
American reply to Austrian note on Ancona sinking
The United States, in a second note to Austria read by the State Department, holds the Austrian admiralty accountable for the torpedoing of the Ancona. It asserts the act violated international law and humane wartime conduct, naming the commander and stressing U.S. lives lost or endangered. The U.S. demands compliance and maintains the aim to preserve good relations with Austria-Hungary.
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Australia
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Truge Agreement Reached in Ancient Mgilvray Feud
Authorities report a truce in the long running Mgilvray feud as leaders meet to seal terms. The accord ends hostilities and sets a framework for peace with oversight by regional authorities. No details on factions or enforcement announced.
Two Counties End McGilvray Road Dispute Agreement Reached
Trempealeau and La Crosse counties reach a first ever agreement on the McGilvray road and bridges plan. A joint committee refers the matter to the Wisconsin attorney general and highway commission for review. District Attorneys Barlow and Schlabach will present findings to their boards.
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la Crosse
Trempealeau
Board of Supervisors
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Elmer Barlow
Trempealeau County
Otto M. Schlabach
la Crosse County
U S Reaffirms Demands In Ancona Note
The United States repeats its demands for full reparations and punishment of the Austrian submarine commander over the sinking of the Ancona. Washington delivered the second note to Vienna, signaling firmness while seeking a conciliatory Austrian tone.
Lawrence Hesselberg Named a Clean Cut American Boy
A community note praises Lawrence Hesselberg son of Mr and Mrs Walter Hesselberg Route 3 Bangor as a noble boy and a cleaner cut more manly young American cannot be found. The hometown tribute expresses pride in his character.
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Lawrence Hesselberg
Lawrence
Walter Hesselberg
Bangor
George Edward Strauss
G. J. Strauss
Buster
Prison term set for Miller alias Brinckman at Leavenworth
Madison Wis Dec 22 Carl Miller alias August Brinckman was sentenced by Judge A L Sanborn to ten years in the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth the sentence dating from March 1915 when Miller was first apprehended He was arrested weeks ago at Rockford Ill and surrendered to a constable who will claim a $100 reward for the apprehension
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Carl Miller
August Brinckman
Fort Leavenworth
A. L. Sanborn
Miller
Rockford
Ill
Horticulturists Set Madison Convention Topics
Amateur gardeners will discuss home gardens landscape plans farm homes and summer flowering bulbs at the annual convention in Madison January 5 to 7. Meetings in the assembly chamber of the capitol are open to the public.
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Capitol
Boxcar Collapse Injures Green Bay Brakeman
Arthur Maloney brakeman of Green Bay sustained serious injuries when a box car toppled at Ellis Junction pinning him underneath. Conductor Riley was knocked and injured his knee. Maloney was brought to Green Bay and believed to have internal injuries with the left leg fractured in three places.
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Arthur Maloney
Ellis Junction
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Maloney
Antigo Native Enlisted Man Training Near Tennyson Home
Word reaches the parents of Howard Goodwin that the former Antigo boy now in Canada has reached England for training with a camp near the home of English poet Alfred Tennyson.
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Wis
Howard Goodwin
Canada
England
Tennyson
Gophers Petition to Put La Follette on Minnesota Primary Ballot
Friends of Robert M. La Follette led by Benjamin F. Drake announce petition drives to place Wisconsin senator Robert La Follette on the Minnesota Republican primary ballot as a presidential candidate. Cummins of Iowa already campaigns in the state.
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Benjamin F. Drake
Robert la Follette
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Minnesota
Senator Cummins
Iowa
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